Can you get different clutch and brake levers for Stella 4t

vantage · Post by **vantage** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:08 am

I have small hands, or rather short fingers. I am finding it painful to use the declutch lever after a while.

Perhaps I will get used to this, however I never had this trouble on my Puch motorcycles (no pedals LOL) with the brake levers.

It seems to me that there is an awful lot of flare on these levers, and the reach is alot for my hands.

Are there other levers that are designed for Stella or related Vespas that are safe to use as replacements?

Lokky · Post by **Lokky** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:12 am

Dogleg levers are designed for this and I believe they are made in both the clutch side and throttle side fashion.

vantage · Post by **vantage** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:05 am

Thnks for the reply. I googled the term dog leg and indeed I think I can get what I need.

JohnKiniston · Post by **JohnKiniston** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:10 am

You can put a dogleg lever or Adjustable lever on the Clutch side easily enough, The Brake side is going to be harder, I don't think I have ever seen a Dogleg for a Hydraulic brake on a Stella.

http://www.scooterwest.com/items/?_page ... -BLACK/594

Tipper · Post by **Tipper** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:08 am

These are the ones that you want, they are adjustable and just generally a nice bit of kit

Clutch and brake side available too.

http://www.pmtuning.co.uk/brand/pmtunin ... enium.html

psssniper · Post by **psssniper** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:49 pm

The PMTuning doglegs are nice BUT the clearance on the brake side between the grip and the adjuster bearing is minimal. If you have smallish hands this may not be a concern for you. I have huge hands and my index finger at the first joint hits the adjuster bearing constantly. I'm trying to come up with a modification to relieve this. I do like the levers but found dealing with PMTuning company itself a pain. Since I am in the US they have some paperwork requirements that while not bad are a pain and a simple question of fitment for the Stella took a week of back and forth emailing to figure out. Installation of the clutch lever requires loosening the cable at the rear while the brake side was simply a bolt on.

Tipper · Post by **Tipper** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:27 pm

I solved that problem by switching to these grips ,

http://www.pmtuning.co.uk/hotoffers/cap ... grips.html

They are smaller than the standard grips which means your hand can fit between the grip and the lever.

psssniper · Post by **psssniper** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:37 pm

I pulled out the bearing and replaced it with a spacer and while only a slight difference it did make a difference. I like the grip idea, thanks for that. Ideally if I could extend the grips an inch I could reposition my hands out and clear the bearing area.

large hands!

Pulled bearing and replaced it with a spacer

psssniper · Post by **psssniper** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:03 pm

Ordered a set of the grips Tipper recommended, I'll let y'all know how it turns out.

Tipper · Post by **Tipper** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:03 pm

Another little tip for you,the metal collar has a habit of turning independently to the rest of the grip (you will see what I mean when they turn up)

To stop this happening,before you fit them remove the metal collar and wrap a couple of turns of electrical tape around the bit on the rubber grip where the metal collar sits.

Then slide the metal collar back on and it should all fit together nice and snug.

vantage · Post by **vantage** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:01 am

I think I am going to go with the single piece non-adjustable dog legs to begin with.

THey are not very expensive and I don't want extra variables to worry about when leaning the bike and its controls.

I can get a gas cap, cable set and other things with the difference.........other tings including Spray paint to repaint the left cowl and front fender.

Tipper · Post by **Tipper** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:36 am

You won't be able to get one for the brake side though .....

psssniper · Post by **psssniper** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:23 pm

Got the grips and they do allow a little more room on the brake lever but the barends allow me to move the hands to a better position. Only have one ride on them so far so time will tell.